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UNINA9910974336903321 |
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Autore |
Ebied R. Y |
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Titolo |
Muslim-Christian polemic during the Crusades : the letter from the people of Cyprus and Ibn Abi Talib al-Dimashqi's response / / edited by Rifaat Y. Ebied, David Thomas |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-91477-7 |
9786610914777 |
90-474-0471-8 |
1-4294-0715-8 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource ([vii], 516 pages) |
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Collana |
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The history of Christian-Muslim relations, , 1570-7350 ; ; v. 2 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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ThomasDavid <1948-> (David Richard) |
DimashqiShams al-Din Muhammad ibn Abi Talib <1256 or 7-1327.> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Apologetics |
Christianity and other religions - Islam |
Islam - Relations - Christianity |
Church history - Middle Ages, 600-1500 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [499]-503) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The letters and their authors -- The manuscripts of the letters -- The language of the letters: divergences from classical usage -- The letter from the people of Cyprus -- Al-Dimashqi's response to the letter from the people of Cyprus |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This volume comprises an edition and English translation of the response in Arabic made by the fourteenth century scholar Ibn Abi ?alib al-Dimashqi to a Letter sent to him by anonymous Christians from Cyprus. The Christian letter was also sent to al-Dimashqi s contemporary Ibn Taymiyya, and this response is thus a parallel to Ibn Taymiyya s "Al-jawab al-?a'i'." In their Letter the Christians subtly suggest that the Qur an supports Christian doctrines. Al-Dimashqi replies with a comprehensive series of elaborate and wide-ranging arguments that incorporate not only themes familiar from earlier polemical works but also his own original points. His response is thus an important source of information about the development of Muslim |
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